LEGO 71006 The Simpsons House Officially Announced

Okay, so I’m a little late on this one but here goes. LEGO and 20th Century Fox have officially announced a partnership to produce LEGO The Simpsons sets and minifigures. In addition, Fox will air a special LEGO episode of The Simpsons in May 2014 that will feature the cast of characters from the iconic TV series in LEGO form. A separate line of 16 Simpsons-themed minifigures will also be released in all major toy stores in May 2014.

At the same time as announcing the deal to produce LEGO Simpsons products, LEGO also announced the first set of the theme (71006 The Simpsons House), which will be released on 1 February 2014 in LEGO Brand Stores and at the LEGO.com Shop. The set contains a whopping 2523 pieces, 6 minifigures (Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and neighbour Ned Flanders) and will retail for US$199.

The house model itself is hinged on one side so that you can open it up and recreate scenes from the long-running Simpsons TV show. It contains eight rooms (living room, kitchen, den, Homer and Marge’s room, Bart’s room, Lisa’s room, Maggie’s room and a hallway).

Read the official press release and watch the designer video from LEGO about 71006 The Simpsons House below:

LEGO The Simpsons 71006 The Simpsons™ House

Ages 12+ 2,523 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $229.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £179.99 – DK 1,699.00 DKK

*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

D’oh! The Simpsons™ House has been turned into LEGO® bricks!

Build The Simpsons™ House with detachable roof, modular design, car with dent, the famous family couch, 6 minifigures and so much more.

Recreate hilarious scenes from the classic animated TV series with The Simpsons™ House. Taken right out of Springfield, this amazing model is crammed with tons of LEGO® brick detail. Lift off the roof and open up the house to discover Homer and Marge’s big family bedroom including bed and Maggie’s crib, Bart’s room with his skateboard and Krusty the Clown poster, Lisa’s room with her favorite books, jazz poster and more, and bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and mirror.

Lift off the top floor to reveal the fully-fitted kitchen with dining table, chairs, yellow and light-blue tiled floor and lots of pots, pans and other accessories. Then it’s into the living room with couch and TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, purple piano and more. Next to the house is the detachable garage, complete with workbench, tool rack, vacuum cleaner, broom, toolbox, tools and the family car, complete with dent (because only in a LEGO world are dents a plus!), opening trunk and ‘radioactive’ bar from the nuclear power plant.

Step outside onto the terrace and you’ll find loads of cool items, including a grill, wheelbarrow and air conditioning unit with ‘Property of Ned Flanders’ decoration, sausages, 2 garden loungers, flowerpots, a shovel, 2 fruit cocktail glasses, Lisa’s camera, Bart’s skateboard ramp with ‘El Barto’ graffiti and an antenna on the roof. The Simpsons™ House is the perfect collector’s item for fans of all ages. Includes 6 minifigures: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned Flanders.

• Includes 6 minifigures: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned Flanders
• First floor includes yellow and light-blue tiled floor, sink, oven and stove, drawers, cups, pot, pan, bowl, mixer, plates, cake tins, cutlery, dining table and 4 chairs
• Living room features TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, couch, boat painting, telephone, carpet, purple piano and staircase to the second floor with family photos
• Bart’s room features a bed, night lamp, desk with pin board, chair, Krusty the Clown poster, skateboard, shelves with books, radio and a cap
• Marge and Homer’s bedroom features a bed, 2 side tables, Maggie’s crib and Marge’s bag
• Lisa’s room features a vanity mirror with hairbrush, stool, bed, table with lamp and cup, shelves with books, magnifying glass, backpack and a jazz poster on the wall
• Bathroom features a shower, toilet, sink and a mirror
• Detachable garage features the family car, tools, workbench, tool rack, vacuum cleaner, toolbox and a broom
• Family car with space for 4 minifigures features a dent in the front and an opening trunk to store Homer’s suitcase and a ‘radioactive’ bar from the nuclear power plant
• Outside area includes a grill, wheelbarrow and air conditioning unit with ‘Property of Ned Flanders’ decoration, sausages, 2 garden loungers, flowerpots, a shovel, 2 fruit cocktail glasses, Lisa’s camera, Bart’s skateboard ramp with ‘El Barto’ graffiti and an antenna on the roof
• Can you spot all the items Homer has “borrowed” from Ned Flanders?
• Remove the roof and top floor to access the different rooms inside
• House is hinged in the middle for easy access
• The perfect set for fans of LEGO® brick building and The Simpsons™!
• The Simpsons™ House measures over 9” (23cm) high, 16” (42cm) wide and 9” (24cm) deep

I’m not really that much of a Simpsons fan (to be honest, I haven’t really even watched much of the episodes) and, when it was first rumoured that there would be a LEGO Simpsons theme way back in August last year, I wasn’t that excited to see what the sets and minifigures would look like.

But now I’m actually beginning to like the theme. LEGO 71006 The Simpsons House set is way better and has more playability than any LEGO Creator house ever could and I think LEGO thought right to make special moulds for the heads. Now I’m looking forward to the reveal of the series of minifigures and other Simpsons sets.

What do you think about LEGO’s deal with 20th Century Fox and the 71006 The Simpsons House set? Share your opinion in the comments section below.

LEGO CUUSOO The Adventure Time Project Achieves 10,000 Supporters

LEGO CUUSOO The Adventure Time Project project by jazlecraz on the LEGO CUUSOO website has reached the 10,000 supporter milestone a few days ago and will be entered into the Winter 2013 review and could become an official LEGO set. Jazlecraz uploaded it to the site on the 15th of April this year and it has slowly gained supporters until reaching the 10,000 supporter milestone a few days ago.

If you haven’t heard of it, Adventure Time is an animated cartoon TV series that takes you through the lives of Finn and Jake. The show is mainly geared towards children and airs on Cartoon Network.

Read the official comment from LEGO after the project had reached 10,000 supporters below:

Mathematical! You’ve reached 10,000 supporters!

2013.11.21

What time is it? Adventure time!

The candy people have united to show their support for this project and we hear you loud and clear throughout the Land of Ooo.

Our team is looking forward to evaluating this project as a potential LEGO set.

What happens now?

This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A “LEGO Review Board” composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We’ll build concept models and determine if the concept meets our high standards for what it takes to be a LEGO product, including playability, safety, and fit with the LEGO brand. Every LEGO product goes through a process like this and must meet the same standards.

Timing of the LEGO Review

This project qualifies for the quarterly review beginning in January, which will also include all projects that reach 10,000 between now and January 6. For more information about the quarterly review process, see this Knowledge Base article.

The review is a thorough process and from its start, and can take several months. When finished, we make a “go/no go” decision to develop and sell a product based on the Adventure Time Project.

When the review is complete, we will inform you of our decision. If green-lit, this project goes into the longest phase of the project; the Development phase. During this time, LEGO model designers refine the product and develop it for release, we create the product materials (box, instructions, marketing), and get everything ready for a production run. This also takes several months.

We will post follow-up information and our decision here.
The LEGO CUUSOO Team

This CUUSOO project is the third to reach 10,000 votes after the last review cutoff and will be included in the next LEGO jury review. The LEGO Bird Project by DeTomaso is the most supported project on LEGO CUUSOO now. Congratulations to jazlecraz for this great achievement and with the review process ahead.